From an An Taisce press release ,28/1//2013:
An Taisce would like to acknowledge Éamon de Buitléar’s extraordinary contribution to so many Irish peoples understanding and appreciation …
From an Irish Wildlife Trust press release, 28/1/2013
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is very concerned about the impact that the Food Harvest 2020 plan may …
For a great insight into the work of the Golden Eagle Trust, watch this Irish Environment interview with Lorcan O’Toole: http://www.irishenvironment.com/podcasts/interview-with-lorcan-otoole-golden-eagle-trust-of-ireland/
1 Feburary 2013: A new Report from the EU due to be made public in the coming days will make stringent criticisms of Ireland’s complaint-handling …
From a press release by An Taisce 31/1/2013:
An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, asks Ministers Hogan and Varadkar to bring forward proposals to levy …
From a press release by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council on 1/2/2013:
World Wetlands Day takes place on the 2nd February each year (see Editor’s Note …
From a press release from Friends of the Irish Environment: 24/1/2013:
UK – Ireland Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation signed
Environmentalists call on wind energy developers …
From a BirdWatch Ireland and BirdLife Europe press release, 21/1/2013
Today BirdLife Europe together with BirdWatch Ireland launched its policy campaign entitled “Nature creates prosperity” (1), …
20th January 2013: The first record of frogs spawning in Ireland has been recieved by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council as part of our annual …
Closing date: 15/03/2013
Objective of the consultation: The European Commission has foreseen a Communication on energy technologies and innovation for the first half of 2013. It …
From an Environmental Pillar press release, 18/1/2013:
The Environmental Pillar, a coalition of 26 national environmental groups, is calling for the government to adopt a new …
From an An Taisce press Release, 17/1/2013:
Europe can effectively replace oil with renewable energy in transport without resorting to harmful biofuels, according to a new …
11 January 2012: Today the EPA announced a public consulation on the Terms of Reference of a research program on fracking. Submissions are due by …
24 December 2012: Over the past week a large number of dead marine mammals – seals, porpoises and a Common dolphin – have been reported …
21 December 2012: The Irish Seal Sanctuary is concerned over a cluster of seal deaths reported in Co. Wexford and Waterford over the past few …
Eco-UNESCO launches Green Pathways – a new training programme as part of the new Momemtum initiative
19 December 2012: Today ECO-UNESCO announced its newest initiative called Green Pathways aimed at training and progressing unemployed people who are under 25s onto employment …
From a Just Forests press release 21/12/2012:
With the news of the murder of Atamato Madrandele, Chief Warden of Upemba National Park, on 16th December in …
21 December 2012: The Irish Seal Sanctuary is calling for swift action by the National Parks and Wildlife Service after the discovery of another four …
Above: Siobhán Egan, speaking on behalf of the European Economic and Social Committee and BirdWatch Ireland, discusses the sustainability of our fishing industry. Listen in …
Update on 17 December 2012
Following the announcement that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht are proposing to declare a Special Area of Conservation …
BirdWatch Ireland, Ireland’s largest environmental charity, and the National Sea Life Centre in Bray, County Wicklow today presented a photo collection of human ‘Fish Shapes’ …
An Taisce, The National Trust for Ireland, was today (17 December) granted their application by the High Court for leave to judicially review a decision …
The objective of the consultation is to gather views on the review of the EU’s Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution and on the possible options …
From a press release from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 17/12/2012
From a press release from the Minister for the Environment, Community …
Kildare County Council are looking for volunteers of environmental organisations to help the local Tidy Towns groups to do basic habitat surveys.
The annual nationwide Tidy …
Stakeholders and experts in the field of the European carbon market are invited to comment on the structural options and views reflected in the report …
The European Commission has just published a roadmap on their Sustainable Buildings initiative. To see the roadmap, click here.
About European Commission roadmaps
A ‘roadmap’ gives a …
From a Just Forests press release 13/12/2012
Call for immediate ban on the sale of Chinese plywood in Ireland
Controversial ‘bintangor’ plywood on sale in Woodies DIY
Just …
From an EPA press release, 7/2/2013:
Revised regulations on decorative paints and solvents were published on January 1st 2013. Re-sprayers and dry cleaners are required by …
The drop in bee populations in Europe prompted the European Commission on 31 January 2013 to propose a two-year partial ban on three neonicotinoid insecticides.
“We …